Peter Macdonald

Sir Peter Drummond Macdonald KBE (1 February 1894 – 2 December 1961) was a Canadian-born Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight from 1924 to 1959. Early life One of nine children born to Mary and Ronald A MacDonald, he was born in Gillis Lake, Nova Scotia and attended Dalhousie College in Halifax. When World War I began, he left his studies and joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, 1 November 1915. He sailed aboard Metagama from St. John, New Brunswick on 1 January 1916 and arrived in Plymouth, England on 10 January 1916. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant on 1 February 1916 at Sandgate, Kent. His army registration number as a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was 522023. He was listed as a S. Sergeant, occupation, accountant with CAPC, 6th Division, 63 battalion. Peter MacDonald was attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) 27 August 1916 for rations and Instructions. He ceased to be attached to the RCR 9 October 1916, upon his evacuation to England injured. He was attached to No. 3, Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France when he came under intense shelling 8 October 1916 as a member of the 57th battalion. He was aided from the shelling with assistance walking but a right arm injury and contused back saw him returned to Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich, England. He was discharged from Convalescence Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom 27 November 1916. He remained with CAPC until 2 November 1917 when he received a Lieutenant's commission to the Army Service Corps, ASC, Camp Aldershot. After training as an officer and a temporary gentleman he served in the Army Pay Department (APD) until he was discharged from the army 13 March 1918 to pursue his legal education at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. During the First World War he served in France, reaching the rank of Staff Sargeant. On 22 February 1918 he received a Commission to the Imperial Army. Political career